| | | | Free and easy events |  | The Coen Brothers' recent-classic "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" kicks off the NoMa Summer Screen film series this week and a yoga flash mob infiltrates the Fiesta Asia Street Fair as part of this week's top free picks. [ Read more ]
| |  The newest venture from chef Jose Andres. [ Read more ] | | Gurus' Picks | | |  | Alex Baldinger Starts Tuesday May 17 | Few playwrights write wistful meditations of days gone by better than Harold Pinter, whose mid-career library of "memory plays" — including the Shakespeare Theatre's staging of "Old Times," starring Holly Twyford — concern our recollections of the past. [ Read more ] | | |  | Fritz Hahn Thursday, May 19 | During Prohibition, Washington was a city flush with speakeasies and illicit drinking. Find out more — and sample period cocktails — during a release party for author Garrett Peck's "Prohibition in Washington, DC: How Dry We Weren't ." [ Read more ] | | |  | Jess Righthand Friday, May 20 |The National Museum of African Art's second after hours event takes party-goers to West Africa and the Caribbean, with dancing, food and drinks and spoken word. The party encompasses both the museum galleries and the gardens outside. [ Read more ] | | |  | Justin Rude Friday, May 20 | Bayou Bakery's new Friday night crawfish boils feature $16-per-pound crawdads, Abita beer and Cajun sounds. [ Read more ] | | | | | Stephanie Merry Friday-Saturday, May 20-21 | Catch much-loved drag act Galactica, as she trades in her typical lip-syncing performance for a live act, complete with back-up band. [ Read more ] |  David Malitz Sunday, May 22 | Local go-go icons Trouble Funk, ska-soul stalwarts the Pietasters and dance-rock faves Ra Ra Rasputin provide the tunes, Jaleo, Toki Underground, Indique and Policy provide the food, and proceeds go to the D.C. Central Kitchen at 9:30 Club's annual Soundbites fundraiser. [ Read more ] More From Going Out Guide | | |  | | WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA General Director PLACIDO DOMINGO returns to the Kennedy Center Opera House stage singing the mythic opera IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE MAY 6 - 28. Eight performances only! For tickets call 202.295.2400 or visit DC-Opera.org. | | Don't Miss the DC Premiere of VENUS IN FUR by David Ives, Opening May 25. Inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's notorious erotic novel, Venus in Fur is a crackling exploration of desire and control. David Ives's saucy and sensational play pits actress against playwright in a virtuosic display of seduction, cruelty, and gamesmanship. Call 202.332.3300 orCLICK HERE for tickets | | Celebrating the art of the traditional 3-minute pop song, Blackfield was created by Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen and Porcupine Tree founder Steve Wilson. After a full European tour, they're heading to North America and bringing some no nonsense alt-rock to 9:30 Club next week. Ticketfly.com | | | | | | |  | | | | |
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